Consent DVPOs without Findings of Fact Are Void ab Initio

Published for NC Criminal Law on February 21, 2012.

The court of appeals recently decided Kenton v. Kenton, a civil case of major significance for criminal lawyers. In a nutshell, a wife sought a domestic violence protective order (DVPO) against her husband. A district court judge entered a consent DVPO, finding that “[t]he parties agree to entry of this order without express findings of ... Read more

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